Month: December 2017

Scarlets recorded a 14-11 victory over the Cardiff Blues to maintain their position at the top of Conference B in the Guinness PRO14. Wayne Pivac’s side scored two tries courtesy of wing Tom Prydie and outside half Rhys Patchell, which were converted by Leigh Halfpenny. Ellis Jenkins grabbed the Blues’ only try on his first

6:02 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN NEW YORK — Kevin Shattenkirk grew up a New York Mets fan, so he was giddy to have his New York Rangers using their Citi Field clubhouse as a locker room for the 2018 NHL Winter Classic. As a kid in New Rochelle, his best friend had season tickets, which

10:30 AM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports The “perks” of winning a NASCAR Cup title include additional appearances and media obligations. Many drivers don’t see it as a perk, but for Martin Truex Jr. and longtime girlfriend Sherry Pollex, it

Dec 31, 2017 Greg WyshynskiESPN NEW YORK — During the NHL’s Winter Classic on Monday, the roster for the U.S. 2018 Winter Olympics men’s hockey team will be announced. Kevin Shattenkirk‘s name will not be on it, because the NHL has forbidden it. “I wish we were going. It still kills me that we’re not,”

The FC crew react to the 2017 Premier League team of the year, as selected by ESPN FC’s Mark Ogden. It has been a year of two halves in the Premier League, with Chelsea and Manchester City dominating either side of the summer break. Manchester United have become title challengers again, with Tottenham, Liverpool and

Junior featherweight contender Cesar Juarez has arrived in Accra, Ghana hoping that when he leaves the African nation next week for the long flight back to Mexico that he will need an extra bag to transport a title belt. Juarez is in Accra on business. He is scheduled to face hometown fighter Isaac Dogboe for

ATLANTA — Stanford coach David Shaw was awarded the Dodd Trophy as coach of the year, it was announced Sunday. No. 15 Stanford finished 9-5 with a 37-35 Alamo Bowl loss to No. 13 TCU on Thursday night. Stanford beat Notre Dame and Washington when each team was ranked in the top 10. The award

LAS VEGAS — Let’s talk about the landscape of the UFC’s lightweight division as we head into 2018. It’s actually pretty similar to what it was heading into 2017 — with the exception of about $100 million. It starts with Conor McGregor, which, frankly, doesn’t add a whole lot of clarity. Prior to UFC 219’s

0:54 LeBron James is about to turn 33 years old and is having one of his finest seasons. Take a look at how the King’s age-33 season compares to Michael Jordan’s. As he approaches his 33rd birthday in his remarkable 15th NBA season, LeBron James has found himself echoing his old Nike marketing slogan to

James Anderson believes England will need “a 90mph bowler” and “big hundreds” from their batsmen if they are to win the next Ashes series in Australia. Anderson said he felt the relative lack of pace in England’s attack and their failure to post imposing first-innings totals has contributed to their defeat this time around. And

Japan’s Ryoichi Taguchi won a bloody, hard-fought unanimous decision against the Philippines’ Milan Melindo to unify two junior flyweight belts in the final world title bout of 2017 on Sunday at the Ota-City General Gymnasium in Tokyo. The 31-year-old Taguchi (27-2-2, 12 KOs), who was fighting in his hometown, retained his 108-pound world title for

ORLANDO — The Under Armour All-America Game brings some of the top high school football players in the country together for a star-studded event. With so many top recruits in one place, there is bound to be recruiting news and notes from the uncommitted prospects. This year is a little different because of the early-signing

Laurel Park has canceled its Sunday card due to cold weather. Temperatures were in the teens Sunday morning and expected to reach only the low 20s in the afternoon. Winds of 15 miles per hour were forecast. A decision on New Year’s Day racing will be made Monday morning. Laurel canceled its final three races

Live racing Sunday and Monday at Aqueduct has been canceled due to extreme cold, the New York Racing Association announced Sunday morning. Training on Monday at both Aqueduct and Belmont Park is also canceled. Both tracks were open for training on Sunday. According to the National Weather Service, temperatures on Sunday and Monday were forecast

And on the last morning of 2017, it rained. Okay, it drizzled, but for the people of the Western Cape, the province of South Africa enduring its worst drought in more than a hundred years, the drops were welcomed like small mercies. Things in this part of the country are bad. Showers are timed at

BRISBANE, Australia — Australian Samantha Stosur‘s year ended on a sour note after she was bundled out of her home state tournament by Anastasija Sevastova in the first round of the Brisbane International on Sunday. Stosur, the former US Open champion and French Open finalist, had opportunities against her 27-year-old Latvian opponent in the first